European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 f free on furlough Anne Pollard the wife of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard accompanied by her father Bernard Hen Derson arrives at a new York synagogue sunday for Rosh Lashana services. She is on a 12-Day furlough from a a five year Federal prison sentence she is serving in Danbury conn., As an accessory to her husband s spying activities on behalf of Isrrael. Section of medicare Law faces repeal Foley says Washington a House speaker Thomas s. Foley predicted sunday the House this week probably will vote to repeal medicare catastrophic health care coverage that it enacted last year for some 33 million elderly americans. Many beneficiaries especially the wealthier among them have walked at having to pay premiums this year of up to $800 to cover the Hospital and physicians Bills for lower income retirees. I Hope personally that the program is retained on a modified form Foley. A Wash. Said on abcs meet the press program. Hut. There Are a great number of republicans and some democrats in the House who Are in favor of repeal. If i were guessing today i think it probably would be  Foley also doubts that the reconciliation Bill will be completed by an oct. 16 deadline. Broad across the Board spending cuts in both Domestic and military programs will Lake effect automatically then unless it is. In other action expected this week the House is expected to take up a Long awaited Bill to protect the nation s Waterways from Oil spills. The Bill is expected to get to the floor after months of committee hearings and backroom negotiations. Simi Lar legislation already has passed the Senate. The Exxon Valdez Tanker Accident last Spring that dumped 10 million Gallons of crude Oil into Prince William sound in Alaska inspired the congressional review of liability Laws and legislation to strengthen them. The House also will continue work on reducing the Federal deficit. Members will decide whether to repeal catastrophic medical insurance for retirees or to reduce benefits and choose Between competing plans for increasing child care assistance to Low income families. The Senate finance committee begins work on a package of spending reductions and Revenue increases designed to Cut the budget deficit by about $17 billion this fiscal year. The biggest Issue facing the panel is whether to re Duce the Tan on capital gains which president bus recommended As a saving incentive and temporary Revenue raising measure and the House approved last week. Senate majority Leader George Mitchell a Mainc said sunday he has the votes to defeat the House passed version of Bush s capital gains measure. It is so bad so wrong for the Economy he said. It will do for the deficit what crack does for the user a Quick Short High followed by a Long painful de  sen. Lloyd bunt san. A Texas chairman of the finance panel is recommending a partial restoration of tax deductibility of contributions to individual retire ment accounts or iras. As an alternative to the Capi Tal gains cuts. Conference committees will be continue work on several appropriations Bills telling each department How much and where it can spend Money. Last week there was a negotiating session Between House and Senate conferees thrashing out the defense authorization Bill one of the stickiest in the pack age. A major sticking Point is How much the government will spend on Star wars in fiscal 1990 the Senate has appropriated $3.7 billion but the House wants to spend Only $3.1 billion. Dallas seeks court of for red Light District Law Dallas a prostitutes continue walking Harry mines Boulevard in dal Las even As the City prepares to go before the . Supreme court to defend its efforts to slow Down the sex Trade. The High court will hear arguments wednesday on whether the City can enforce portions of an ordinance that is aimed at adult bookstores clubs and motels. The ordinance which took effect in june tries to regulate the sex Trade chiefly through zoning and licensing As Well As such requirements As demanding that Motel rooms be rented for at least 10hours or longer. The supreme court has upheld the City s zoning regulations and will debate Only the licensing requirement which Calls for Back ground checks on the owners of sexually oriented businesses. Owners convicted of various crimes can be refused a License or lose a License already granted. The Appeal filed by 14 businesses among other things challenges a provi Sion giving the police chief sole discretion in issuing licenses saying that Power is too Broad. The police chief in of sect becomes a master censor for the  said Arthur Schwartz attorney for the owners. The City is planning to ask a stale court for orders to shut Down 60 Busi Nesses which do not meet the code vice detective Steve Foster said.  can get an exemption if they prove that their businesses do not con tribute to crime or damage property values. One prostitute who works the Street in this residential District during the Day says she can make Between $500 and $1,000 a Day but rarely works in the motels that Dot the strip anymore because they have begun enforcing the part of the ordinance that re quires Motel rooms to be rented for 10 hours or longer. The motels make you pay for All night she said. Some adult bars skirt the zoning provi Sions by changing their dancers costumes. This was the Case with Gino s Southern Belles which was denied an exemption be cause the topless bar was too close less than 1,000 feet to an apartment Complex in violation of the zoning regulations. Manager Marty Bakcman said the club dancers donned pasties and Bikini Bot Toms which look the club put of the Lega definition of a sexually oriented business and brought it under codes governing dance Halls and live entertainment. Pasties and Bikini Bottoms arc also the Norm at the Bare facts a lounge a few blocks South of Gino s. One Bare facts Bakker fraud trial winding Down could go to jury As Early As tuesday by Peter Applebome Charlotte no. Not the three ring circus that is the fraud and conspiracy trial of television evangelist Jim Bakker appears to be caring its last Days. Bakker was to return to the stand monday and the Case could go to the jury As soon As tuesday or wednesday. But after a trial that saw one witness collapse on the stand and saw Bakker undergo psychiatric testing after being found cowering with his head under a Couch no one is counting on anything yet. The trial has been going on in fits and spurts since aug. 28 and has developed its own rhythms and cast of characters. There arc the placard carry no regulars like Boltie Charles who shows up each Day with her handful of pro Bakker signs there arc the Loyal followers who wait in line for the scarce scats in the court room and yell we love you Jim Ashe defrocked minister Heads for his limousine after each Day s session. To the regulars it s a Little like living in a self contained somewhat unbalanced Small town Call it Baskerville with limited tics to the outside world. Even in Bak Kerville there arc special Days and Bakker s testimony brought out a flock of newcomers. A group of Church women from Oak Hill a. Arrived thursday brandishing enough is enough banners and a letter to president Bush expressing outrage about the proceedings. Friday the Day Bakker finally got the Chance to profess his innocence on the witness stand brought the biggest Side show since the trial s beginning. A local radio station offered prizes like a Tammy fac Bakker record to listeners who showed up and put their Heads under a Couch in the courthouse Square. Beneath the theatrics is a moving morality play about Faith. Both the prosecution and defense brought out pal partners people the government says w Ere fraudulently solicited for shares of vacation lodgings at heritage Usa. Those brought by the prosecutors said they put their Trust in and paid their Money to a false Church and false Prophet. Those brought by the defense said Bakker delivered what he promised and they still stood behind him. To much of America the bakkers have become a never ending soap opera but the bitterness of the prosecution wit Nesses and the loyally of those called by the defense arc reminders of How Power Ful a hold Bakker had on millions of viewers. Harriet and Bill Burns of Milwaukee showed up at 3 45 . To be sure to get a scat As Bakker testified. I believe hell be Back bigger than Ever mrs. Bums said. "1 gave Money before and if he came Back and asked again i d Send twice As  customer who identified himself Only As Larry bristled at the Law s ability to close Down existing  s like people who move near an air port and then complain about the  he said. But he acknowledged i would t want this in my  Taylor has watched the action from his Star tire store for 4 years. It snot As bad now As it was he says but he thinks increased police enforcement not the ordinance is responsible. They prostitutes used to be so thick out there that i d have to Stop and wait to gel into my parking lot he said. Now. It s not so bad. You la have two or  Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 3, 1949 the new York Yan Kees Defeated the Boston red sox to Clinch the american league Pennant while the Brooklyn dodgers outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies to win the National league Flag setting the stage for anew York world series. 30 years ago foe a. Oct. 3, 1959 the 68 members of the world Bank approved the creation of a is billion International lending Agency to be called the International development association. 20 years ago foday. Oct. 3, 1969 the most powerful earthquakes since 1961 rumbled along Northern California s san Andreas fault from Santa Rosa to san Jose injuring is people and causing hundreds of thou Sands of dollars in damage. 10 years ago foday. Oct. 3, 1979 Pentagon officials announced that a Marine Landing exer Cise was scheduled for mid october at the Navy s Guantanamo Bay Cuba base. The exercise will include the firing of Blank ammunition in a mock assault on the Beach at the base